Dev shares trick: dedicated subagent filters SSH output to protect agent context
SaleemUsama · x · 2026-09-16
Pushing back on overusing subagents, the author shares his practice: a dedicated subagent whose sole job is to run commands the parent agent wants, strip the noisy SSH output, and pass back only what's relevant to the parent.
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